Food for Thought Archive
2021-2022
The Research on Life-Changing Teaching
Research Matters / Yes, You Can Motivate Your Students - ASCD
5 Ways to Increase Upper Elementary Students’ Engagement in Writing | Edutopia
Not a “Math Person”? Teachers Should Tell You Otherwise.
Taking the Terror out of Random Call
6 Self-Care Tips for Educators
[The Five Pillars of Reading] Breaking Down the Elements of Successful Literacy Instruction
Safety, Agency, Connection: Priorities to Help Students Transition Back to School
How Can Teachers Nurture Meaningful Student Agency?
5 Ways to Audit Your Classroom Library for Inclusion
Dos and Don’t of Classroom Decoration
2020-2021
Why Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help us Learn
What Will Be The Takeaways From K-12 Distance Learning?
The Only Cure for White Supremacy Is To Teach Students Real American History
How To Develop Culturally Responsive Teaching For Distance Learning
What's Going on with Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
An Inclusive Curriculum Matters All Year Round
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators Turn to Bitmoji to Build Community and Engagement
What Did I Assume About My Students' Summers?
Why I Won’t Be Asking, “How was your summer?” Anymore.
9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face
33 Ways to Build Relationships
How to Be an Antiracist Educator
2019 - 2020
Identifying and Supporting Students With Dyspraxia
Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in the Classroom
Teaching Your Heart Out: Emotional Labor and the Need for Systemic Change
Betsy Devos Wants Larger Class Sizes and Fewer Teachers
Want to Help All Students Succeed Here are Six Ways to Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color
Advice for New Social Justice Educators: "I Wish I Had Known"
Limiting Teacher Talk Increasing Student Work
I was a Teacher and I was Homeless
I was a Racist Teacher and I Didn't Even Know It
How Principals can create a School-wide Culture of Reading
Why Teaching is the Best Job in the World
Six Reasons to Support K-5 Coding
Mispronouncing Students' Names: A Slight That Can Cut Deep
What Kids Want Teachers to Know Before the First Day of School
Trying to Promote Equity in Your School? Here Are 5 Things Anyone Can Do.
6 Strategies for Building Better Student Relationships
Proactive Classroom Management Tips
Racism has devastating effects on children’s health, pediatricians warn
Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach
Teaching Students How to Ask For Help
Here's What I Wish White Teachers Knew When Teaching My Black Children
Ten Things Schools Can Do Today For Black Students
2018-2019
Instructional Equity is Essential for Student Success
Using Reading and Writing to Do Math
10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas
The Relationship Between Behavior & Academics
Teaching Students to Read Metacognitively
60-Second Strategy: Closing The Loop
Reading Fuels Empathy. Do Screens Threaten That?
Elementary school physical education class combines exercise with math, literacy
Do’s and Don’ts of Teaching Black History
How Can I Help to Promote Diversity Without Relinquishing Any of My Power?
5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students
‘Learning Styles’ Aren't a Reliable Way to Categorize Students, Study Says
How To Ease Students Into Independent Inquiry Projects
Simple Tips for Boosting Teacher Resilience
A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity
How Does Poverty Influence Learning?
Four Teaching Moves That Promote A Growth Mindset In All Readers
How High-Interest Examples of Math Prime Student Curiosity
17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate>
Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach
Creating a Culture of Trust and Safety in Every Class
Independent Reading: Necessity or Luxury?
Setting School Culture With Social And Emotional Learning Routines
Welcoming Students With a Smile
The Equity Diet: Building Capacity Through Daily Habits
Four Teaching Moves That Promote A Growth Mindset In All Readers
The Unexpected Power of Reading Conferences
The best time to teach students how to cope with trauma? When there isn’t any
Why Kids Should Keep Using Their Fingers to do Math
VIDEO: Providing Quiet Peace Corners
Six Strategies to Help Introverts Thrive at School and Feel Understood
How "One Story" Can Excite Students About Reading And Connecting With Community
Relationships Matter More Than Rules
A Classroom Where Everyone Feels Welcome
11 Research-Based Classroom Management Strategies
5 Tips for Building Great Relationships with Students
Why you should send positive notes home (with a free template)
10 Easy Ways to Create an Awesome #SchoolCulture This Year
Anchor Charts 101: Why and How to Use Them
2017 - 2018
What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
14 Books That Connect Students With Valuable Scientists’ Struggles
Improving Student-Led Discussions
4 Ways To Not Let Others Dim Your Light
How Mindfulness and Storytelling Help Kids Heal and Learn
12 Inspiring STEM Books for Girls
10 Books to Spark a Love of Math in Kids of All Ages
10 Surprising Skills Kids Learn Through Coding
Five Ways To Shift Teaching Practice So Students Feel Less Math Anxious
Teaching Introverted Students: How a 'Quiet Revolution' Is Changing Classroom Practice
VIDEO: Chance The Rapper and Google Partner to Support the Next Generation of Computer Scientists
How the Google Suite Can Enhance Open-Ended Math Exploration
Teachers often ask youngsters to learn in ways that exceed even adult-sized attention spans
Creating an Inclusive Classroom
4 Questions that Drive Successful Scaffolds
How to Scaffold Texts for Struggling Readers in Actively Learn
Why Teachers Should Choose Scaffolding Over Leveling
Five Culturally Relevant Books To Inspire English Language Learners
Have questions about the standards? Use these math content guides as quick-reference support tools!
A Community of Passionate Readers
Five Steps to Launching a School-wide Social Justice Movement
Teaching Your Students to Read Like Pros
How Showing and Telling Kids ‘I Believe in You’ Can Empower Them at School
2016-2017
Betsy, Can We Really "Uber"-ize Public Education? Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea.
10 Inspiring Quotations to Help You Differentiate Your Instruction
Matching Student Resources with Student Experiences
Making Inferences in Reading Requires Background Knowledge
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Five Clever Ideas to Spark Independent Reading by Kids
How Much Do Visual Experiences Shape How People Think About Math?
The Untapped SEL Tool: Conflict
Relationships Matter: Beyond the Curriculum
Road Tested/The Secret to Engaging Reluctant Readers
23 Teacher Tips for Asking Better Questions About Books
How Discrimination Shapes Parent-Teacher Conferences
The Role of Metacognition in Learning and Achievement
These are the 16 Attributes of the Modern Educator
3 Ways to Encourage Ownership of Learning
Matching Student Resources with Student Experiences
How to Approach Your Teaching Like a Master Chef
Once a Bobcat, Always a Bobcat
Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
The Importance of Visibility
Teachers Seize on 'Growth Mindset", But Crave More Training
49 Ways to Create a Tidal Wave of Kindness in Schools
3 Ways Schools Can Be Supportive of Students' Mental Health
Rude Vs. Mean Vs. Bullying: Defining the Differences
5 Awesome Art and Writing Activities for the New Year
From preschool through high school: 24 great books that show empathy, kindness
The 5 Priorities of Classroom Management
27 Simple Ways to Check for Understanding
Matching Student Resources with Student Experiences
When Schools Help Students Transcend Chronic Stress to Tap Motivation
A Closer Look at One Texas Teacher's No Homework Policy
Forget Talent: Why Practice is Key to Most Prodigies' Success
"Lesson Study" Technique: What Teachers Can Learn from One Another
What Can Schools Do to Address Poverty
How Do We Talk About Poverty in Schools
5 Questions That Promote Student Success in High-Poverty Schools
Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement
Student-Led Conferences: Resources for Educators
8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents
How to Become and Remain a Transformational Teacher
Yes, Differentiation is Hard. So, Let's Get It Right.
What ClassDojo Monsters Can Teach Kids About Growth Mindset
How Giving Students Choice During the Day Can Create Unstoppable Learning
Teaching Young Children About Bias, Diversity, and Social Justice
2015-2016
Math Journals as Formative Assessment
The Heart of Teaching: What It Means to Be a Good Teacher
Using the Rule of Three for Learning
Using Creativity to Boost Young Children's Mathematical Thinking
How Giving Students Choice During the Day Can Create Unstoppable Learning
Why Kids Should Keep Using Their Fingers to Do Math
Black, Latino Parents Say Expectations for Poor Children Too Low in Public Schools
Instead of Framing "Failure" as a Positive, Why Not Just Use Positive Words
Enough About the Boys, Our Girls Aren't Reaching Their Full Potential
Teaching Students the Skills of Expert Readers
How Emotions Affect Learning, Behavior, and Relationships
3 Best Practices for Teaching English Language Learners
Independent Reading in the Classroom Critical to Student Achievement
Celebrating Diverse Books Author with Educator Grants
Why are children's books so white?
6 Golden Rules for Engaging Students
25 Reading Strategies That Work in Every Content Area
Islands of Personality and Trains of Thought
How Looking at Student Work Keeps Teachers and Kids on Track
Does K-3 reading matter? Ask the 70% of inmates who can't read.
Beyond Working Hard: What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About Our Brains
5 Keys to Challenging Implicit Bias
Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset
Ten Guidelines for Using Twitter with Elementary Students
Classrooms at the Intersection: On Black History Month and Building a Better World
The importance of great teaching on children's success
Parent Opinion on Educational Equity
How Can Schools Identify the Most Effective Teachers? Just Ask the Students!
49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child
Mindful Classroom Management and the Power of Patience
How to Instill the Love of Reading
What does a culturally competent classroom look like?
Check Yourself: Why Self-Reflecting on Privilege Matters
Tips for Teaching Students to Receive Critical Feedback
Why Students Need to Move, Touch, and Experience to Learn
Helping Students Believe That They Can Write
Sharing the Connections that Students Value
How To Be a Great Teacher, From 12 Great Teachers
Complaining is Terrible for You, According to Science
What Great Teachers Know About Their Students
Addressing the Effects of Poverty
Talking About Text Structure in the PBL Classroom
Teaching Writing or Editing Writing?
5 Questions to Ask Yourself about Your Unmotivated Students
Why do my co-workers keep confusing me with other people? Because I'm Asian.
Encouraging Neurodiversity in Your Makerspace or Classroom
Unpacking the Science: How Playing Music Changes the Learning Brain
Teaching Them How to Think by Asking the Right Questions
How Teams Can Transform Schools
12 Ways to Nurture a Love of Reading
Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
20 Awesome BYOD and Mobile Learning Apps
(Almost) Paperless Literature Circles
Your Hand's Not Raised? Too Bad: I'm Calling on You Anyway
Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation and Growth Mindset in Writing
5 Ways to Help Your Students Become Better Questioners
Harnessing the Power of the Productive Struggle
Have You Seen Yourself Teach Lately?
Windows and Mirrors: Reading Diverse Books with Young Children
Best Multicultural Books of 2015
5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students
It's Time to Think Differently About Writing in the Classroom
75 Books selected for We Need Diverse Books Partnership with Scholastic
Fresh Starts for Hard-to-Like Students
3 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
Why a Growth Mindset is Crucial to Learning
11 Habits of an Effective Teacher
Mining the Jewel of Black History Month
Barbie Breaks the Mold with Ethnically Diverse Dolls
Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity
Positive Brains Are Smarter Brains
Diverse Chapter Books About Growing Up in the South
My Hopes, Dreams, Fears for My Future Black Son
53 Ways to Check for Understanding
25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently
13 Honest Books About Slavery Young People Should Actually Read
Book Selections for Black History Month: Picture Books